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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Wed Jul 17, 2019, 09:21 AM Jul 2019

Trump Administration to Divert Over $40 Million From Central America Aid to Venezuela's Opposition

Source: The Daily Beast

Anna Kaplan

Updated 07.17.19 6:59AM ET / Published 07.16.19 11:16PM ET

The Trump administration plans to divert more than $40 million in humanitarian aid meant for Central America to instead support the U.S. backed opposition in Venezuela, according to a document obtained Tuesday by The Los Angeles Times. The $41.9 million had been designated for Guatemala and Honduras, two Central American countries at the center of the United States’ immigration influx. Instead, the money will be used for salaries, travel, communications equipment, technical assistance, and other needs for the Venezuelan opposition, according to a congressional notification from the U.S. Agency for International Development. The July 11 memo comes after the State Department announced in June that it would slash hundreds of millions of dollars of aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras after Trump said the three countries were not doing enough to stem migration.

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Trump Administration to Divert Over $40 Million From Central America Aid to Venezuela's Opposition (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2019 OP

This is immoral. Is it even legal? nt secondwind Jul 2019 #1

Well, that's money well spent COLGATE4 Jul 2019 #2

He is going to hurt people to give money to other people who may pocket it Perseus Jul 2019 #3

You're advocating a US war against Venezuela? Go away. Applegate Jul 2019 #11

If the US goes in with troops to remove the elected president of Venezuela Farmer-Rick Jul 2019 #18

Evil fuckers. SamKnause Jul 2019 #4

And less aid to Central America means less refugees no_hypocrisy Jul 2019 #5

I guess this is sarcasm neohippie Jul 2019 #6

Sarcasm and irony no_hypocrisy Jul 2019 #7

another stable genius move by the... dhill926 Jul 2019 #8

I cannot believe there are so called progressives who support the US backing the fascist opposition yaesu Jul 2019 #9

Right in this thread, too. Applegate Jul 2019 #14

Which political party in MUD exactly are "fascist"? EX500rider Jul 2019 #17

send this to Putin JI7 Jul 2019 #10

It's the Cheney doctrine nwduke Jul 2019 #12

And watch these tin horn wannabees pocket the money Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2019 #13

Oh good, divert humanitarian aid to regime change efforts... Wounded Bear Jul 2019 #15

It's a bit fuckin' late for that, isn't it? Blue_Tires Jul 2019 #16

Gee, how did he miss Puerto Rico? Dem Dean Jul 2019 #19

secondwind

(16,903 posts)

1. This is immoral. Is it even legal? nt

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 09:47 AM

Jul 2019

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

2. Well, that's money well spent

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 09:47 AM

Jul 2019

Perseus

(4,341 posts)

3. He is going to hurt people to give money to other people who may pocket it

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 09:53 AM

Jul 2019

I know South America well, I know Venezuela and its political situation well. Do they need help? Yes, of course they do, but not money, although I don't know the conditions set forth about that gift, but one thing I can tell you is that if the money does not go to the right "opposition", that money will go into some corrupt figures of the so called Venezuelan Opposition" who have been in cahoots with the regime pretending to help the country.

Because the USA administration is so corrupt, I have my doubts the money will land in good hands. Also, the fact that Russia IS in Venezuela, I have to wonder if Putin is not in this too.

It would be real help if USA went in with troops and got rid of the regime, then pull out, I believe it would cost about the same, most probably more, but it would resolve the problems Venezuela is facing, and this time the USA WOULD be greeted as liberators, but sending money will just be a waste while affecting the Central American countries, although I don't know in whose hands that money has been landing on either.

Unfortunately, Latin American countries are extremely corrupt, aid never goes to the people who really needed, otherwise those countries would be jewels by now.

Applegate

(96 posts)

11. You're advocating a US war against Venezuela? Go away.

Reply to Perseus (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 12:03 PM

Jul 2019

And say hello to your comrades in arms John Bolton, Mike Pompeo, and Elliot Abrams.

Farmer-Rick

(10,217 posts)

18. If the US goes in with troops to remove the elected president of Venezuela

Reply to Perseus (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 04:58 PM

Jul 2019

They will be fighting against Russian troops as well as Venezuelan troops. I seriously doubt Traitor Trump will be willing to piss off Putin.

Traitor Trump is just paying off some of his buddies in Venezuela with our tax dollars.

SamKnause

(13,110 posts)

4. Evil fuckers.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 09:55 AM

Jul 2019

no_hypocrisy

(46,243 posts)

5. And less aid to Central America means less refugees

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 10:03 AM

Jul 2019

and asylum seekers . . .

neohippie

(1,142 posts)

6. I guess this is sarcasm

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 10:37 AM

Jul 2019

sarcasm? because this isn't bizarro world, or is it?

Who needs Congress to appropriate funds and how they should be spent, when you have a stable genius executive branch?

no_hypocrisy

(46,243 posts)

7. Sarcasm and irony

Reply to neohippie (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 11:20 AM

Jul 2019

dhill926

(16,373 posts)

8. another stable genius move by the...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 11:39 AM

Jul 2019

piece of shit in chief. It will of course result in a worsening of the Central American refuge situation, which is likely what the fuckers want. More chaos at the border...pure evil...